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Texas vs New South Wales Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²).
- New South Wales' land area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Texas'.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New South Wales' total area is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Texas'.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than New South Wales'.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km).
- New South Wales' east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 1,420 feet higher than Mount Kosciuszko.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; New South Wales's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs New South Wales Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025).
- Texas' population is 3.6 times (263%) larger than New South Wales'.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9.
- Texas' population density is 4.3 times (329%) higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area
- Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Greater Sydney's.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 56 years.
Texas vs New South Wales Economy
GDP
- Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 5.1 times (406%) larger than New South Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Texas: $88,517 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (40%) higher than New South Wales'.
Official Websites
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